Quote Originally Posted by n00b1n8R View Post
Either the brute is sticking his arms out and is trying to fly, or I have no idea what the deal is.

Either way, probably something to look into (unless it's just that picture making it look weird).
It looks like it's his armor plates poking up from the sides of his upper arms. His fore arms look like they've got some greenish plating on them too, which is probably why you couldn't make them out as arms.